Ann Plast Reconstr Surg | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Giant Lipoma: Case Report

Antonio Carlos Abramo^1*, Thiago Cassio Santos Walmsley Lucena² and Marcio Scartozzini²

¹Head Professor of the Post-Graduate Course in Plastic Surgery of the ACA - Institute of Assistance in Plastic Surgery of São Paulo, Division of Plastic Surgery at General Hospital São Luiz - Morumbi, Brazil
²Staff of the Post-Graduate Course of Plastic Surgery of the ACA - Institute of Assistance in Plastic Surgery of São Paulo, Division of Plastic Surgery at General Hospital São Luiz - Morumbi, Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Antonio Carlos Abramo 

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Abstract

Herein is described a case of giant lipoma on the right side of the trunk in a 56-year-old male patient. The tumor gradually increased in size over the past 15 years until it reached 30cm in diameter and 15cm of projection. Preoperative MRI suggested a benign lipoma split with several inner septa without infiltration into the deep layers, not excluding the possibility of liposarcoma. The patient underwent surgical resection through a double Wplasty incision, which allowed a wide approach to the tumor and its en bloc resection. In addition, allowed to remove skin redundancy after the lipoma resection without enlarging the length of the incision. Body contour was recovered without complications.

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Citation:

Abramo AC, Lucena TCSW, Scartozzini M. Giant Lipoma: Case Report. Ann Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018;2(1):1007.